Improvement in music-stands



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VCARL LEHNERT, OF WEST ROXBURY, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN F. RIGH- ARDSON, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 107,791, dated September 27, 1870;

IMPROVEMENT iN Music-STANDS.

The'Sche-dule referred to in these Letters Patent and making of the same ,taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

is afull and exact specification.

The nature' ofl my invention consists in the method of folding thedesk,and the clasp or fastener' of the desk to the rod, in combination with the methodl of attaching the standard to the legs, for the purposes described below. p L x The object of this invention is'to make an adj ustable, portable, and convenient stand for holding music.

In the accompanying drawing- Figurell is a view of a music-stand embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the rod, and the c lasp attached, which fastens it to the desk.

Figure 3 is a view of the rod, standard, legs, and

cap, folded, and in a portable condition.

Figure 4 is a view of the desk, folded and ready for transporta-tion, the dotted lines representing the shape. it assumes when ready for use.

c is theA desk upon which music is placed.

It is formed of two distinct sections, al avso that, byforcing each section inwardly,`it folds and assumes thc position shown in g. 4.

c is a sliding rod, moving up and down, as -nray be required, in the tubular standard f, and securedy at any desired point by means' of the thumb-screw 1'. Y

The rode and desk a can be easily separated, and also connected and fastened by simply turning the desk a around two or three times.

The upper end of the rod c is a screw, d, upon which l runsa -clasp or fastener, b. This screw d runs entirely through vtheclasp b.

Atthe point c both sections, a] c2, ofthe desk d are cut in, and made narrow enough to enter the clasp b.

So, in practical operation, when I wish' to place the desk a upon the rod e, I first force the-desk a into 'the shape shown by the dotted lines in iig. 4, and then place the desk a. into the clasp b,jat the point c then I slip the dcska down into place, as in iig. 1, and then, by turningr the desk a. around, Irun the clasp b down upon theI screw d until the top of the screw-cl presses tightly against the back of the desk a, holding it rrmly in place. Ot' course, by turning the desk around in the opposite direction,-1 loosen` it until it can be slipped off as easily as it was slipped on.V

h. Ich are-the legs, pivoted upon connected clasps,

It, said legs being' kept in place, whenin use, by means ofthe cap g. A

The standard is also pivoted between the clasps 7.1, and, by ,means of an opening at one side of the clasps It, is allowed, when not in use, to assume the position shown in iig. 3.

It will be seen, from the above description, that my music-stand can be packed easily in an ordinary trunk, and can be put together or taken apart and folded in a very short space of time.

, I am aware 4that there are two patents, numbered v 96,026 and 50,460,11aviug some points of similarity to my device. I do not claim, as inyinvention,auytliing covered by or mentioned in their specifications.

Having thus fully described my invention,

XVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination and arrangement of the folding desk a, as provided with the clasp b, running upon the screw d, and.l the rod e and tube f, in' combination with Ythe cap g, legs h h h, and clasp k, the whole being combined and arranged as and for the purpose speciied.-

CARL LEHNERT. Witnesses:

H; W. WILLIAMS, A. J. ROBERTSON. 

